Lincoln Death Bed Relic Tale From Peterson Son
A Washington man recounts the death of Abraham Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre era rooms. He describes blood stained pillows and a quilt, the scene in the death chamber, and witnesses including Secretary Stanton and Charles Sumner. The relics were sold or preserved, with calls to keep a museum memory of Lincoln’s last hours. The interview notes the house’s sale and the public’s fever for relics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Ashington
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Jrdse
Peterson
Gemenneibs
Buster
Ford
Washington
Tad
Wilkes Booth
Booth
Pennsylvanian Avenue
Willard
White House
Tenth
Edwin Stanton
Salmon P. Chase
Secretary Wells
Charles Sumner
Lupe
Weiss
President Lincoln
Father
Louis Shade
Syracuse
Mr. Peterson
Thomas J. Topp
End of a Brilliant Career of Roscoe Conkling
Roscoe Conkling born Albany Oct 80 1899 eldest son of Alfred Conkling a prominent anti Jackson Democrat who served in congress 1821 1823 and as judge for the Northern District of New York 1885 1952. He read law, entered Utica office, admitted to bar 1850, served as district attorney, Utica mayor, and congressman. He rose to United States senator in 1867 and led New York Republicans, shaping civil rights legislation and Grant's southern policy.
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Roscoe Conkling
Albany
Alfred Conkling
Montgomery County
Congress
United States District Court
New York
Conkling
Francis Kernan
Utica
Oneida Coun
Kernan
Republican Party
United States Senate
Grant
Conkling and the 19th Century Civil War in Politics
A biographical sketch recounts Roscoe Conkling’s pivotal role in shaping 1876 and 1880 Republican strategies at national conventions, his resignations with Platt in 1881, and his later decline due to illness. It notes his marriage into Horatio Seymour’s family, his death after a mastoid operation, and praise from the New York World for his intellect and integrity. Funeral plans are outlined with services in New York and Utica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Conkling
Conkling
New York
Cincinnati
Conking
Hayes
Blaine
Hayes Beegan
Arthur
Cornell
Garfield
Grant
Sherman
William H. Robertson
Thomas C. Platt
Senate
Warner Miller
Elbridge Gerry Lapham
Mr. Conkling
Horatio Seymour
Union Square
Henry C. Melville
Horace Russell
Judge Russell
New York World
Roscop Conkling
Con‘ting
Trinity Chapel
Morgan Dix
Utica
Towser the castaway dog rescued by tugboat in lake
Chicago real estate man S. E. Gross rescuing a dog named Towser, cast adrift on a cake of ice, braves winter seas with a hired tug. The dog, barely alive, winks and wags as crew free its frozen tail and bring it aboard. Towser is carried to Gross’s Division Street home for comfort and recovery.
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Towser
Gross
Mr. Gross
E. Gross
Chicago Tug Company
Ha Ackley
Wells Street
Chicago Herald
Sound Opinion on Hofmann Affair Sparks Public Rest
In The Epoch a dialogue between a wife and husband questions public overwork and calls for rest amid the Hofmann affair. The exchange presents a witty, era specific stance on culture and public discourse without sensational detail.
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Josef Hofmann
John
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Frank Leslie
Germany
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Dylan
Raines
Draggists
Ls, Richardson & CO
Prop’ Burlington, VL
Ghadiers
Aells&n Greenluab
Exchange Block
Exchange Hotel
Warren
W. H. Pickett & CO
H. A. Jamieson & Co
Beary
Dewett
American Saw Co
Warren, Pa
Peter Greenland’s
Water Street
Episcopal Church
Water Atreet
High Street
Hazel and
Laurel
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